Tate just turned six. I am so grateful that we got to have another simple DIY birthday party at home. I’m not sure how long they will last! We go to many birthday parties at expensive trampoline or gymnastics places. The peer pressure is real! This article calls it an “expenditure cascade.” So far our kids aren’t complaining about birthday parties at home. Once they grow out of home birthday parties, we are going to try free parks.

Now that our children have entered the Montessori “Reasoning Mind” stage, we give them a budget and they plan their own parties. They make a plan for food and favors. It’s really … Read More